Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.2° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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3
2
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0
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4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
S
16
3
S
15
2.4
S
15
1.9
S
13
1.8
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6709
7257
6324
4993
3762
2474
1207
1109
1550
2013
1478
1230
1248
1136
993
821
617
573
467
333
188
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SSW
15
S
5
ESE
20
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:36PM1.97m
4:59AM1.92m
5:23PM1.89m
5:49AM1.87m
6:12PM1.81m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.07m
10:52PM0.11m
11:16AM0.13m
11:40PM0.16m
12:07PM0.21m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
2
2
4
7
3
2
3
4
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
8
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